Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: 1860 - 1870? - Japanese map of Korea (朝鮮國全図)

14.11.07

1860 - 1870? - Japanese map of Korea (朝鮮國全図)

Here is a clear map of Korea, made by a Japanese named Sewaki (瀬脇壽人) with the help of a Korean named Kim In-seung (金麟昇), who told Sewaki how to pronounce the Korean placenames. [Click the map to enlarge.]

The date of the map is unknown, but it may have been made sometime between 1860 and 1870. (Sewaki's daughter was the wife of the famous medical doctor Takagi Kanehiro, who established the Jikei Medical School in Tokyo in 1881.)

This map shows Usando (于山島) to the west of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島), which supports the claim that Usando was not Liancourt rocks (Dokdo/Takeshima) since Liancourt Rocks is southeast of Ulleungdo. Even though the mapmaker put a great deal of effort into showing all the small islands around Korea, Liancourt Rocks was not shown on the map, which is more evidence that Koreans did not know about the rocks at the time or, at least, did not consider them part of Korean territory.

(There is Japanese writing at Ulleungdo saying that it is called "Takeshima" in Japan.)

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pacifist14/11/07 09:29
Gerry,

I forgot to write the name of the map, 朝鮮全図(the whole map of Chosun), but I couldn't rewrite the text. Could you add the name to my posting, if you can handle it? Thanks.
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pacifist14/11/07 10:43
Gerry,

Thanks a lot!
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GTOMR25/2/09 18:13
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GTOMR25/2/09 19:48
His map draw "Kaisantou(Usando) on west of Ulleungdo and they said "Takeshima"
It means, on his map, there are no Matsushima. So He appricate petition to develop Matsushima , which is not describes on his Joseon map.
Ofcourse, I think he knows Western Map describes Matsushima-Dagelet, so he never consider Kaisantou(Usando) is Dagelet Matsushima because Matsushima Dagelet is southeast of Argonaut-Takeshima-Ulleungdo, on the other hand , Kaisantou is west of Ulleungdo with closed distance.
(But actually Dagelet Matsushima is Ullengdo, 竹島考証 concludes 竹島松島鬱陵島 one island three names.

Mostly, Map of Korea by Japanese, copied or designed from Korean orthodox designs, they have tendency to draw Ullengdo nearby Korean peninsula , which is less distance, so they considered Uleungdo is Takeshima-Argonaut.
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小嶋日向守21/8/11 11:56
正確な年代が示されていませんが、この地図の年代が判明しましたので投稿します。

1876年　朝鮮国全図瀬脇壽人校
朝鮮國全圖(書題簽) / 瀬脇壽人校;金麟昇音
手書図 -- (彩色) -- 1舗 -- 138.5×77.6cm＋36.3×13.9cm(26.5×18.3cm)

瀬脇寿人(手塚律蔵)。周防熊毛郡の出身。佐倉藩に招かれ、江戸で英語塾を開いた。維新後は外務省に出仕。明治十一年(1878)没　享年五十七。
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Kaneganese26/8/11 15:05
小嶋日向守様

年代の特定と高画質の画像のご紹介、ありがとうございます。

瀬脇寿人(手塚律蔵)の著書である『鶏林事略』の出版年と同じなのですね。

1876 - "Keirinjiryaku(鶏林事略)" by Sewaki Hisato (瀬脇寿人）excludes Takeshima/Dokdo from Choson
http://dokdo-or-takeshima.blogspot.com/2008/05/1876-keirinjiryaku-by-sewaki-hisato.html
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NE Shore of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도)

This satellite photo shows Ulleungdo's neighboring islands of Gwaneumdo (觀音島) and Jukdo (竹島) off Ulleungdo's east shore. Gwaneumdo is only about 100 meters offshore and looks more like a cape than an island. Jukdo is about 2 km offshore. The old Korean name for Jukdo was "Usando" (于山島), as many of Korea's old maps show. Koreans claim that Usando was Korea's old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no documents or maps to prove it. Also, Liancourt Rocks is about ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo and are essentially two islands, but all of Korea's old maps show it as one island just off shore of Ulleungdo.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1860 - 1872)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed it with a small island off its eastern shore labeled as "Usan" (于山). Hash marks at the bottom of the map showed that Usan was less than 4 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. That would mean that it would be Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo and is essentially two islands, not one. The map is stored in the National Library of Korea.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1834)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed Usan (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. The hash marks at the bottom of the map showed the island to be about 4 km offshore. Usando was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km of Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim false. The map is stored in Seoul National University's Kyujanggak Center for Korean Studies.

"Dong Yeodo" (東輿圖) Atlas (1795 - 1800)

This map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a neighboring island labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim wrong. The map is stored in Japan's "University of Tsukuba Library" (筑波大学附属図書館).

"Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖) - 1800 - 1822

This map of Ullelungdo (鬱陵島) is from the Korean atlas "Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖), which is believed to have been made sometime between 1800 and 1822. Ulleungdo is shown with a neighboring island labeled as Usan (于山). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others show that it was Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島), which is Ulleungdo's largest neighboring island and only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. The map is stored in the Osaka Nakanoshima Library (中之島圖書館).

"Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿) - late 1800s?)

This map of Ulleungdo comes from an atlas entitled "Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿), which was probably made in the late 1800s since the map is very similarly to another map of Ulleungdo that was made between 1884 and 1894. The mapmaker used gridlines to help show relative size and distance. The map shows Ulleungdo with a small island off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山), which was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도). Jukdo is Ulleungdo's largest neighoring island and is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no maps or documents to prove it. The map is stored in the Korean National Library.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1750 - 1768)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed "Usan" (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island. The grid lines on the map helped show the small island's relative distance from Ulleungdo. Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Korean's claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others prove that claim false.

Inspector's Map of Ulleungdo (1711)

The map is an inspector's map that showed Ulleungdo with an island off its east shore labeled as "the so-called Usando" (所謂于山島). The small island was also labeled as having "fields of haejang bamboo" (海長竹田). Koreans claim that Usando was Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map shows that it could not have been Dokdo since Dokdo is just rocks without the soil to grow haejang bamboo. Also, Usando was shown as a neighboring island of Ulleungdo, but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo. Stored in Seoul Nat'l University's Kyujanggak Institute of Korean Studies.

"Haejwa Jeondo" (海左全圖) - mid 1800s

This old Korean map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is evidence against the Korean claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands 92 kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usan on this map is just off Ulleungdo's east shore and is only one island. In fact, Usando was the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore.

Carte de la Coree (1846)

This map was made iin 1846 by Kim Dae-geon (金大建), who was Korea's first Catholic priest. He made this map for the benefit of the French priest he works with. He was killed by the Joseon government the same year this map was made. The map shows Ulleungdo labeled in French as "Oulangto" and its neighboring island of Usando labeled as "Ousan." Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rock), but this map shows Usando as one island just of the east shore of Ulleungdo. That tells us that Usando was almost certainly Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only 2 kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Also, this island could not have been Liancourt Rocks since Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands not one. The original of this map is stored in the National Library of France.

Joseon Jeondo (朝鮮全圖) from the "Gakdo Jido" (各道地圖) Atlas (latter 18th c.)

This old Korean map showed an island labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도) just off the east shore of Ulleundo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is more evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map shows Usando as one island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in Korea's Yeongnam University Museum.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1898)

"Donggyeong San Cheon - Paldo Jido (東京山川八道地圖) Atlas (date unknown)

"Jeongukdo" (全國圖) from the "Dongguk Daecheondo" (東國大全圖) - 1740

This old Korean map shows Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo, but this map is evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usando on this map is one island just off the east shore of Ulleungdo. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in the Korean National Museum.

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14.11.07

1860 - 1870? - Japanese map of Korea (朝鮮國全図)

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